Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: America’s Conservation Ag Movement. To find the latest news and resources related to the Movement, visit AgWeb.com/ACAM.
While soil health is a long-term commitment, you can make significant improvements to your farm in just a few seasons.
Sustainability is often a focus for landowners. Yet formal collaboration between tenants and landlords around the use of conservation farming practices on rented farmland remains low.
You want to align the benefits of conservation agriculture with your landlord through healthy communication and shared goals, says Drew Slattery, manager of conservation strategy and communication for Farm Journal’s Trust In Food.
Consider these talking points:
- Tenants benefit through reduced input costs and increased yields.
- Landlords benefit through ensuring the acres remain profitable and productive for generations to come.
- The environment benefits by improving water quality through reduced nutrient loss and erosion.
“These benefits are only achievable through sustained adoption of conservation, which is only possible when tenants and landlords work together to achieve common goals,” Slattery says. “This can be streamlined through co-investment strategies between tenants and their landlords — things such as multiyear leases, conservation practice lease addendums, cost-sharing structures and more.”
To access resources on conservation conversations, supported by The Nature Conservancy, visit TrustInFood.com/conversations
